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Kōrero: Birds of mountains and open country

Antipodes Island parakeet

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Antipodes Island parakeet

Although the nearest relatives of the Antipodes Island parakeet are forest birds, this species has adapted to life in an open tussock environment on a treeless subantarctic island.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10056322

by Tui De Roy

Courtesy of Roving Tortoise Worldwide Nature Photography

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Christina Troup, Birds of mountains and open country – Open country environments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14001/antipodes-island-parakeet (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.